Palace of Theodoric in Ravenna, Ostrogothic palace ruins next to Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

The so-called Palace of Theodoric is a 20-metre brick facade on Via di Roma, near Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Its upper level has a large central arch with a smaller arch inside, three narrow arches on stone columns to the right, and three large arches at street level behind a low red metal fence. It is probably the front of the 8th-century church of San Salvatore ad Calchi; the rear, with its apse, is hidden by modern buildings.

The surviving facade was probably built in the mid-8th century, not in Theodoric's time; it is likely the front of the church of San Salvatore ad Calchi, destroyed in the early 16th century. In 1921 superintendent Giuseppe Gerola proposed this identification, later developed by Paolo Verzone. Corrado Ricci restored the structure between 1897 and 1907, and excavations from 1907 to 1911 located Theodoric's actual palace behind it.

The name "Palace of Theodoric" is a traditional misnomer: the 20 m brick facade, built around the mid-8th century, is now attributed to the lost church of San Salvatore ad Calchi. Its plain square capitals carry crosses, which is why scholars think the building served a religious purpose. The floor mosaics found in the 19th century started the site's study.

The site sits right next to the church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, making it easy to visit both places on the same day. The ruins are fairly compact, so a visit does not take long and can be easily combined with exploring other parts of the city.

The building's identification as Theodoric's palace came from its facade resembling the palace mosaic in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Corrado Ricci's excavations between 1907 and 1911 found the real palace foundations behind it, between Viale Farini and Via Alberoni. A porphyry basin once set into the lower right of the building, bearing cannonball marks, now stands in the chapel room of Theodoric's Mausoleum.